1. The West Virginia Supreme Court gives the go-ahead to state’s “right to work” law.

Last month, the state’s highest court threw out a preliminary injunction that had halted West Virginia's “right to work” law. The court paved the way for the law to take effect in a state with a strong union history.

2. The Illinois legislature bans local “right to work” zones. The Governor vetoes the bill.

5. GOP in New Mexico begins strategy of county-level “right to work” legislation when it fails at the state level.

When conservatives in the New Mexico legislature failed to pass a “right to work” law, proponents of the law took the fight to the counties. Their first stop? Sandoval County. County commissioners there have sponsored the law, which would make the county the first in New Mexico to have a “right to work” law.